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Historical Event on 9/17/1997

Advance railway reservation period extended from 30 to 60 days w.e.f. February 01, 1998.

Other Historical Dates and Events
5/25/1999India blasts its way into the global satellite launch vehicle market with the PSLV-C2 deploying two foreign satellites besides the Indian remote sensing satellite, IRS-P4.
5/20/1900Sumitranandan Pant was born.
11/19/1975Sushmita Sen, former Miss Universe and film actress, was born.
8/28/1904First car rally between Calcutta to Barakpur held.
5/27/1952The use of Hindi language in addition to English language and of Devnagri form of numerals in addition to the international form of Indian numerals was authorised for warrants of appointments of Governors of State, Judges of the Supreme Court and Judges of the High Court.
2/15/1992Kesri Publications started the first Indian newspaper in `Brail' lipi (language).
4/2/1970Privy purses and special privileges of former Indian rulers abolished.
6/23/1994Two Britishers held hostage by terrorists in Kashmir for 17 days were set free.
2/9/1991India holds the last decennial census of the century.
10/23/1996Shankarsinh Waghela (Mahagujarat Janata party), new chief minister, sworn in at Gandhinagar in Gujarat.